Bury the Chains: Introduction (summary)

In his introduction to Bury the Chains, Adam Hochschild, uses the story of a historic meeting to to set the scene for his book. Hochschild refers to the meeting that took place at 2 George Yard in London on May 22, 1787, in which 12 men became the catalyst for what was to become the eventual global movement for the abolition of slavery. Hochschild goes on to describe the athmosphere of the time period, commenting on the degree to which slavery was engrained in society in the world. Hochschild concludes his introduction by providing the reader with an inisght to the scope of his book, which is that a small group of committed citizens can change the world.